Meeka Centimano founded The Pregnancy and Postpartum Resource Center in 2003. It was through her own battle with postpartum depression and anxiety that the notion of The Pregnancy and Postpartum Resource Center was first born. She was a social worker by trade so the concept seemed simple – create a space unlike any other in the Midwest devoted to educating and providing resources to families with pregnancy and postpartum related mood disorders. It is exactly what she was frantically searching for in the midst of her own struggle in 2000. And it is where many other women have since found refuge. Meeka’s work is now devoted to counseling families suffering from pregnancy and postpartum distress as well as training health professionals at the local, regional, and national level. Meeka lives in the Kansas City area with her husband and daughter.

Tiffany Crabtree, LSCSW has served on the board of directors for 4 years and currently serves as the President.  She became familiar with PPRC when she was providing individual counseling and postpartum doula services. She continues to connect people with PPRC in her job as a perinatal social worker at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. 

Sally Riley is the Vice President of PPRC.  She is a certified childbirth educator, birth doula, and a certified breastfeeding educator.  She is the Co-Director of the Academy of Certified Birth Educators.  She is also a member of the Kansas City Birth Network, March of Dimes Program Services Committee, Doulas of Greater Kansas City, and the Pregnancy and Infant Committee with Mother and Child Health Coalition.

Laura Dominik is the Treasurer of PPRC. She currently works full-time as a paramedic in the Kansas City area.   Her previous career was in public accounting and she has served as treasurer for several non-profit organizations.

Mark Clements, MD, PhD, CPI is the Secretary of PPRC. Mark is a pediatric endocrinologist in Kansas City.  His interest in PPRC began in 2003 when his wife suffered from severe postpartum depression.  PPRC was instrumental in his family’s recovery, and he is excited to give back in this manner.  He also brings to the board an interest in research and experience in grant writing.

Linda Woofter has been a member of the Board of Directors of PPRC for two years. She works in Human Resources at Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Kate Cole, D.O., is a member of the Board of Directors of PPRC. As a psychiatrist with a special interest in perinatal and women’s health, she consults at multiple clinics in the Kansas City area. Dr. Cole is a member of many prominent professional organizations including Mother and Child Health Coalition in Kansas City.